Combined automobile bumper and fender



Jan. 2, 1923.

L.1. CRITELLI. COMBINED AUTOMOBILE BUMPER AND FENDER,"

FILED MAR.21.1922`.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

1N VEN Tw?. LwCR/TMI.

Jan. 2, 1923, 1,440,720. L. J. CRITELLI.

clomlNED AUTOMOBILE BUMPER AND FENDER.

FILED MAH. 27, 1922. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. I

Patented nlan. 2, M923.

l errar* Leurs Jarras GEMELLI, or THoRoLD, oiv'riaiiro, CD.'

' Connie-inn AUTOMOBILE BUi/irnnannrnmnn;

application med narniav 27, v1922. -seri1iraf54nor9- T0 'all whom it may concer/11,.'

Be it known that Lliours JAMES CRI- 'rnnrm a citizen of the United States of Armerinat and a resident of the town of 'llhorold7 in the county of llilelland, in the' combined automobile bumpers `and fenders and the object of the invention is to ydevise fender situated on the front of the car which will be automatically actuated into its operative or open. position by the bumper.

A. further object is to devise a fender which can be locked in the open position with one side lower thanthe other so that it will engage the `road and act as a theft alarm should the car be moved.

My invention consists of a combined bumper and fender constructed and arrangedv all as hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l represents a front elevationof a car showing my device applied thereto, the same being in the closed position in full lines and in the open position in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe forward end of the car showing my device applied thereto.

Fig'. 3 is a similar elevation to Figure 'l showing the fender in the open position with one side locked down lower than the other side to act as a theft alarm should the car be moved.

Fig. 4l is a cross sectional view of my de4 vice showing the same in the open position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross sectional lview showing the same in the closed position.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the line 6-6 Figure 5, and

Fig. 7 is an elevational detail of one end of the fender housing showing the means for locking one of the diagonal members of the fender in its lowermost position whereby one side of the bottom bar of the :tender engages the ground.

Likevcharacters of reference indica-te corresponding parts in the different views.

l are the side members of the chassis frame. 2 are brackets suitably secured at their rear ends to the side members of the chassis frame and 3 are socket members My invention relates to improvements insured to the laterally. 4disposed@:horizontal i ism-ber. 4: constlitiiiting afportio'nqof; the fiender fhousing. .-5 gareinfwafrdly reizt' in embers hinged to the i ui-.telerneath theyhorizontalmember14. t intermediate member-and :7 is-a transverse lower member. o, i

corresponding memberqintermediately `of necting thej'links 8 and 19 -andfintermedgiate i member 6 to therespecti-ve members 5..,zThe lower ends ofthe members -areslidbly connectedtothe transversefmember ,-7, by

means ofthe/bolts 12 on .thegends fof the [members 5 being inserted through f, slotsl Y13 in such member 7. .I f,...

lll is the bumper member :adapted to? be situated in; front ofA the fender. whenin-.the

closed `position and connectecl.to-. the socket members 3- byf means v of the? leaffsprings ,i1-5., said leaf'springs being preferablymigidliy secured tothe ysocket membersyfand slidably mounted insocletsl on the rearl face ,of the bumper member 14. 1.7 is a swingable pawljournale'd on the members/islandposi? tioned .undernea-th the same, said pawl adapted to engagey the hookedlo,vv.6 :r,,.e11d, 1S

ed tobe normally situatedin va -rrecessl 19in the rearwardly extending ,slide `20 connected .to the `bumper.,.memberat; itsaforward-end.

Said slide 2O extends freely through a socket 2l` onthe underneath side ot the memberf'l.

Referring to AFigure'f7.one member ;-5i s provided `with lan .inclined uppen -`end 22-vv and also y with la notch 2 3 on ther'oulel side there- ,of one member f5. 'The pawl l7hasyanfarm -118 extending. laterally,.- the free` endfadaptf' of in the-vicinity ofsuch` upperinend. 241;;is i y.

the casing'of a lock;extending.-l downwardly through e the member f4, l.said look havingqa bolt 25 extending-laterally therefrom.el .12,6 is av pivotedstopsecured to.r the, endy ofjthe member 4. l

The operation ot my device is as ollows: Assumingthat the lenderis in the closed position illustrated in Figures l, 2, and should anything come in contact with the bumper member 14; such bumper member will be torced rearwardly relatively to the fender and consequently the forward face position illustrated in dotted lines in Figure l, consequently preventing any one getting under the wheels ot the car.

To replace the tender in the closed position it is'merely necessary to press up the lower 'transverse member 7 until the pawl i7 engagesth'e hooked end 18 of one member 5, when such 'tender will be locked in the closed position. C lt is tobe understood that when the tender is in the closed position, the intermediate transverse vmember 6 and the lower transverse member 7 engage the underneath sides or' vthe members and conse piently7 constituting the rear and trent portions of a fenderv housing ot which the member i is thetop.

ln order that the tender will act as a theft alarm the one end is pressed down to its full yextentwherein the inclined upper end ofthecorresponding member engages the underneath face ot the member ll. The lock 24 is now locked so that the bolt 25 will eny ter the notch 23 and thus prevent this end ot the tender coming up out ot contact with the ground.y

y l/Vhen such locking device is not in use the stop 26 is swung into the position illustrated in dotted Alines in Figure 7 wherein it will engage the inclinedupper end ot the particular member 5 as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 7, thus preventing such member from coming into-engagement with the underneath side oi". the member 4l. The position 'illustrated' in dotted lines in Figure 7 is the position that the particular member 5 will normally assume when the Jfender desired, it being `understood that the tender 'must be dropped into its open position in order that the theft alarm will function.

Whatl claim as my invention is. 1. ln an automobile fender, a transverse tender supporting` member suitably secured to the front or" the automobile, intermediate kand iower transverse tender members,A inwardly extending members hinged to the transverse supporting member at their upper ends and slidably connected to the intermediate and lower transverse tendermembers, and links, each pivotally connected at one end to the lower transverse tender member and at the other .end to the correspondingly hinged member intermediately of'its length.

2. ln an automobile tender, a transverse tender supporting member suitably secured to the :front ot the automobile, intermediate and lower transverse lfender members, inwardly extending members .hinged to the transverse supporting member at their upper ends and slidably connected to the intermediate and lower transverse fender members, links, each pivotally connected at one end to the lower transverse fender member and at the other end to the-corresponding. hinged member intermediately or" its length, theintermediate and lower transverse fender members positioned respectively in rear and in iront ot the hinged members and constituting the back and front ot a fender housing upon the tender-being. closedup.

3. ln a combined automobilebumper and tender, a transverse tender supporting member suitably secured to the front ot the automobile, intermediate and lower rtransverse tender members, inwardly extending members hinged to the transverse supporting member at their upper ends and slidably connected to the Aintermediate and lower transverse :fender members, links, each pivotally connected at one end to theV lower transverse tender memberand at: the other end to the corresponding hinged member intermediately of its length, a resiliently supported bumper' member and means tor automatically releasing the tender upon the bumper being forced rearwardly due'V to impact.

1l. ln combined automobile bumper and tender, a. transverse :tender supporting 'member suitably securedto the front ot the automobile, intermediate and lower transverse tender members, vinwardly extending' members hinged to the transverse supporting member at their upper ends and 'slidably connected to the intermediate. and lower transverse tender members, links, each pivotally connected .at one end to the lower transverse tender member and at the other end to the corresponding hinged member intermediately ot its length, a resiliently supported bumper member, ahooked inner end on one oft the hinged members, means on the transverse supporting members for engaging said hooked end upon the .fender being closed, and means controlled by the rearward movement of the bumper due to impact for releasing the engaging means.

5. a combined automobile bumper and V"fender, a transverse fender supporting member suitably secured to the front of the auto mobile, intermediate and lower transverse Yfender members, inwardly extending members hinged to the transverse supporting member at their upper ends and slidably connected to the intermediate and lower transverse tender members, links, each pivotally connected one end to the lower transverse :tender member and at the other end to the corresponding hinged member intermediately of its length, a resiliently supported bumper member, a hooked inner end on one ois the hinged members, a rearwardly extending recessed slide on the bumper member, a pawl journalled to the transverse supporting member and having an arm, the tree end of the arm inserted into the recess in the slide.

In an automobile fender, the combination vith an entendible gate, ot means for depressinov one side of the gate into engagement with the ground when extended and relatively lower than the other side of the gate which is clear of the ground and locking means on the gate 'for holding such depressed side in the ground engaging position.

7. In an automobile fender, a transverse 'fender supporting member suitably secured to the Lfront of the automobile, intermediate and lower t 'ansverse fender members, inwardly extending members hinged'to the transverse supporting member at their upper ends and slid ably connected to the intermediate and lower transverse fender members, links, one pivotally connected at the lower end to the lower transverse tender member and at the upper end slidably connected to the correspondingly hinged member and the other link pivotally connected at upper end to the other hinged member, and slidably Connected at its lower end to the lower transverse member and coaoting means between the transverse supporting member and one of the hinged members for permitting the depression ot the corresponding side ot the lower fender member into engagement with the ground.

8. In an automobile fender, a transverse fender supporting member suitably secured to the front of the automobile, intermediate and lower transverse fender members, in-

wardly extending members hinged tothe member and one of the hinged members forA permitting the depression of the correspond ing side oi` the lower tender member intov engagement with the ground, and means'tor locking the lower fender member in such depressed position. I

9. In an automobile fender, the combina tion with the transverse supporting member and one of the hinged members, having a notched upper end, ot' a lock on the trans-k verse supporting member having a bolt adapted to engage the notch in the hingedv member upon the lock being turned into the locked position.

10. In an automobile fender, the combination with the transverse supporting member and one of the hinged members, having a notchedupper end, of a lock on the transverse supporting member having a bolt adapted to engage the. notch in the hinged transverse lfender member upon the lock being turned into the ;4

locked position and a swingable stop on the transverse supporting member adapted to be swung over between the upperend of the hinged member and the intermediate face of the transverse supporting member.

Louis JAMES CRITELLI. 

